Nitrogen

[IOM-SS]

When I bought my Camaro I had the tires filled with Nitrogen. I found that the tires loose very little pressure over a long period of time. Here is the tire dealer information that filled my tires no charge:

Store: Allen Tire #01
Address: 7142 Garden Grove Blvd.
Westminster, CA 92683
Phone: (714) 705-4370

Good luck "keeping the faith"

IOM-SS

[Ucantctchme]

Snake oil. Thanks for the heads up I'll steer clear of that place. At least they aren't charging anymore for it.

[IOM-SS]

Originally Posted by Ucantctchme

Snake oil. Thanks for the heads up I'll steer clear of that place. At least they aren't charging anymore for it.

Snake Oil?

[The_cartoonist_88]

thats cool i didnt know they held the pressure longer but i do know with nitrogen filled tires they dont turn brown....but who doesnt treat their tires often enough to allow them to turn brown lol

[bob vogel]

can you say.. gimmick. they have to have something "special". i'm not bagging on the tires shop. just the hole nitrogen thing.

[IOM-SS]

When I first brought My Camaro home week after week was loosing 4-6 pounds pressure. Whats up with that? Remembering that Indy & NASCAR use Nitrogen in there tires I decided to follow suit. Went to Allen Tire they were more than happy fill the tires with Nitrogen no charge. Has been several months with only 1-2 pounds loss pressure better than 4-6 every week. Air has moisture it will leak you will lose pressure it is Physics plain and simple. Nitrogen does not have moisture. If you have Chrome Rims like I do the rims with Nitrogen will not rust from the inside out as they certainly would with air.

"Read and the Force will be with you"

[bob vogel]

Originally Posted by IOM-SS

When I first brought My Camaro home week after week was loosing 4-6 pounds pressure. Whats up with that? Remembering that Indy & NASCAR use Nitrogen in there tires I decided to follow suit. Went to Allen Tire they were more than happy fill the tires with Nitrogen no charge. Has been several months with only 1-2 pounds loss pressure better than 4-6 every week. Air has moisture it will leak you will lose pressure it is Physics plain and simple. Nitrogen does not have moisture. If you have Chrome Rims like I do the rims with Nitrogen will not rust from the inside out as they certainly would with air.

"Read and the Force will be with you"

good point . it is working for you.

[IOM-SS]

Originally Posted by bob vogel

good point . it is working for you.

Thank you Bob.

[The_cartoonist_88]

Look it up i saw it on one of the car shows on spike, i cant remember which but with nitrogen ur tires wont brown due to the density (or something like that) that doesnt allow airflow through the pores in the tire rubber

[ColdCamaroSS]

Multi-million dollar aircraft use nitrogen for tires and struts, better for heat dissipation during landing and almost zero moisture to freeze inside the tire when in flight. If you can get it for free, why not?

[IOM-SS]

Originally Posted by The_cartoonist_88

Look it up i saw it on one of the car shows on spike, i cant remember which but with nitrogen ur tires wont brown due to the density (or something like that) that doesnt allow airflow through the pores in the tire rubber

Thank you for the information. Eventhough I have been involved with Cars since late 1950's I still learn new stuff. Thank you for this information. Several weeks ago while attending a car show a former Tire installer mentioned the moisture issue with Chrome rims rusting from the inside out with air not with Nitrogen.

"Move over 2010 2SS RS when the Z28 becomes available"

"Keep the faith"

[mikey8]

I used to race Late Model Stock cars for a living for many years. Tire Stagger is very crucial. I like nitrogen in high temp applications. When you have RS tires above 200 degrees it makes a huge difference, because the nitrogen doesn't have the moisture like air, tire pressure and stagger were more predictable (they don't grow as much). As far as the leak thing, I can't comment about. Our tires would go flat over night, sitting. You spray a soap mix on the sidewall of a brand new mounted race tire, you'll see bubbles everywhere.

[BlaSSt Off]

The wheels are aluminium, not steel. The green valve stem covers are more functional then the nitrogen in the tires unless you plan on keeping the same tires on for the life of the vehicle. Normal air is cheap and easy enough(free). There is a dealership here that sold nitrogen filled tires for $300. They said she got "special" wheels. LOL Theres a sucker born every minute I guess.

I can see the use in race applications, but for every day cars, not really any point.

[IOM-SS]

Originally Posted by BlaSSt Off

The wheels are aluminium, not steel. The green valve stem covers are more functional then the nitrogen in the tires unless you plan on keeping the same tires on for the life of the vehicle. Normal air is cheap and easy enough(free). There is a dealership here that sold nitrogen filled tires for $300. They said she got "special" wheels. LOL Theres a sucker born every minute I guess.

I can see the use in race applications, but for every day cars, not really any point.

Had OEM Chrome wheels installed last October. Would like tomake it clear that I did not pay one red cent for the Nitrogen filled tires at Allen Tire. As far as I am concerned it works for me from filling my tires every week, loosing 4-6 lbs, to 1-2 lbs every month I am very satified with my decision to fill my tires with Nitrogen.